CPEC to help Pakistan become Asian Tiger: Sun Weidong

ISLAMABAD, May 21 (APP): Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Sun Weidong Saturday said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a mutually beneficial giant initiative for China and Pakistan, would immensely help latter to materialize its dream of becoming an ‘Asian Tiger’.

After last year’s visit of Chinese President, Xi Jinping to Pakistan, there was a smooth implementation of projects under the CPEC framework.

Energy, infrastructure, Gawadar port and industrial cooperation were important components of CPEC which were being implemented smoothly and within a few years, there would be more achievements in this regard, he said in a joint interview with APP, PTV and PBC in connection with 65th anniversary of the establishment of Pak-China diplomatic relations.